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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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